The jeopardy brought England back in touch with the wilder side of ‘Bazball’, having previously allowed their ultra-aggressive instincts to be curbed. Ben Duckett, out of form and in the headlines for the wrong reasons, set the tone with a chaotic 34 against the new ball; Carse leapt from number 10 to number three in a revival of the so-called ‘nighthawk’ role once embodied by Stuart Broad; Bethell even attempted a scoop shot off the first ball of the decisive evening session.
